"Shisui?" Senju Chen was a little surprised. He thought he would have to wait at least another day or two.
"Chen." Shisui saw him, and the smile on his face became deeper, "You are back."
"Well, I just came back." Senju Chen opened the door and made a "please" gesture to him, "Come in and sit down."
He did not lead Shisui to the solemn living room, but took him directly through the cloister and onto the wooden verandah of the courtyard. The evening breeze was blowing, blowing the maple trees in the courtyard, making a rustling sound, and several Fire Fly insects were clearly disappearing among the grass.
The two of them did not distinguish between host and guest, they just sat down casually on the porch.
"I will come find you after the patriarch asks me to come back." Shisui spoke first, his voice as gentle as ever, "Is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing serious." Senju Chen poured him a cup of tea and looked around him, "We haven't seen each other for a few months. How are you doing?"
"Very good." Shisui took the tea cup and nodded.
"I heard..." Senju Chen's tone became casual, as if he was just chatting, "You joined Root?"
Shisui's movements paused imperceptibly. He raised his head and met Senju Chen's gaze. He admitted frankly without hiding anything. "Yeah."
"Why?" Senju Chen asked directly.
Shisui was silent for a moment, as if he was organizing his words. He looked at the big tree in the courtyard that looked particularly dark in the night, and said slowly, "Lord Danzo said, Konoha not only needs to be like you, but also like Namikaze Like Senior Minato, heroes standing in the sunshine also need some unknown people, just like a big tree, if it wants to grow more luxuriantly, its roots must penetrate deeper and harder into the dark soil."
His eyes were clear and firm, full of recognition of this concept.
Senju Chen's heart sank suddenly.
Danzo... What a theory of "big trees and roots". For a boy like Shisui who has a village heart and some idealism, this statement is simply impeccable. This is what Danzo told him when he wanted to recruit him.
"Do you agree with his point of view?" Senju Chen's voice showed no emotion.
"Yes." Shisui nodded heavily, "I know that my talent cannot match yours, and I may even... never catch up with you. However, I also want to use my own power to protect this village and Konoha."
"Then why don't you go to Anbu?" Senju Chen asked. Anbu is directly subordinate to Hokage. Although it also performs dark tasks, it is ultimately under the control of "light".
Mentioning this, Shisui's eyes became a little complicated. He lowered his head, looked at the tea swaying in the cup, and said softly, "I also considered it at the time. But later... rumors spread in the village that Third Lord Hokage forced Senju Clan... I don't know if those are true or false, but I saw you leaving the village with my own eyes. Later Lord Danzo found me and he told me his philosophy. I... agreed with his idea of protecting the village."
He raised his head and looked at Senju Chen with burning eyes, with an almost fanatical sincerity in his tone:
"Chen, you changed Uchiha and made the people in the village accept us again and no longer reject us. You alone changed the pattern of the entire Shinobi World war. You strategized and dragged the arrogant Iwagakure to death at Land of Earth. You are destined to become Hokage in the future."
"I hope..." He took a deep breath and said word by word, "On that day, I can stand by your side like Lord Danzo assists Lord Third, stand by your side, become your root, and help you deal with all the troubles that cannot be solved under the sun. Together, we can make Konoha better and let everyone live happily."
Senju Chen looked at Shisui Uchiha who said these words, and looked at his eyes full of longing and trust.
Senju Chen Suddenly don't know how to persuade the other party?
Tell him that the respectable Lord Danzo in your mouth is an out-and-out careerist and conspirator? Tell him that everything he preaches is just to satisfy his own desire for power? Tell him that in the future, he will kill you without hesitation for your eyes, and your final death will be due to him?
Will Shisui believe these words?
Senju Chen picked up the tea cup and concealed the deep helplessness in his eyes.
For the first time, he discovered that knowing the future was also a kind of pain. You watched your friend step by step towards the abyss of tragedy that was already doomed, but there was nothing you could do.
"What do you think about Lord Third's abdication this time?" Senju Chen was silent for a moment and abruptly skipped the topic.
Shisui obviously didn't notice the change in his mood. He thought for a while and said, "I think there is something fishy about Lord Third's abdication. There seems to be someone behind it who is adding fuel to the fire. But I haven't found out who it is specifically."
Of course you can't find it.
Senju Chen sneered in his heart. Because the mastermind behind the whole thing is your immediate boss. He is hiding where you can't see him, admiring your efforts in vain.
He was just about to say something more when he called Shisui in a more obscure way.
Just then--
Buzz!
A weak but extremely clear spatial fluctuation suddenly lit up in his perception, and then rushed away towards the south at an astonishing speed!
It was the Flying Thunder God Formula he left on Lin!
Senju Chen's face turned freezing cold in an instant!
The peaceful and indifferent temperament was gone, replaced by a cold murderous intention that was almost solidified! The teacup silently turned into powder in his hands.
Something happened to Lin! And judging from the speed and direction of her movement, she was kidnapped and had already left the village!
"What's wrong?"
This sudden burst of aura caused Shisui beside him to freeze up. He immediately became vigilant and entered a fighting state instantly.
"Someone has sneaked into the village."
Before Senju Chen's voice fell, his figure had turned into an afterimage and disappeared from the corridor.
"???"
Shisui was stunned on the spot, countless question marks flashing through his mind.
Someone has sneaked in? How did he know? Barrier Team There is no alarm over there!
But Senju Chen's unfailing anxiety and murderous intent left him no time to think about it. His body reacted faster than his brain.
Lord Danzo just told him that there may be ninjas from enemy villages sneaking into Konoha in the near future, waiting for opportunities to destroy it.
Could it be... right now?
Shisui no longer hesitated, Body Flicker Technique also disappeared from the spot, followed closely in the direction Senju Chen left, and chased after him!